People in Rest of Vic. who were born in Sri Lanka

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,296 people in Rest of Vic. who were born in Sri Lanka. Of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female.

Of the population born in Sri Lanka who usually live in Rest of Vic., 13.8% were aged 0 - 14 years and 12.4% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Rest of Vic. who were born in Sri Lanka was 38 years.

Of people in Rest of Vic. aged 15 years and over who were born in Sri Lanka, 72.1% were married, 2.2% were separated, and 4.2% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Rest of Vic. and who were born in Sri Lanka the median age of married people was 43 years. Of people never married, the median age was 26 years.

Of the population born in Sri Lanka who usually live in Rest of Vic., 28.3% were attending an educational institution. There were 8.2% in primary school, 3.5% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, 43.8% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 10.9% from 2001 - 2005.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, 51.6% were Australian citizens.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka and had a spouse or partner, 77.8% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 20.3% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, the most common responses to the religion question were Buddhism 42.3%, Catholic 21.2%, Hinduism 10.9%, Anglican 8.8% and No Religion 3.2%.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, 33.6% spoke English only at home. A further 60.6% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka and who were in the labour force, 60.6% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time and 7.7% were unemployed.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka and who were employed, 40.3% worked 40 hours or more per week and 25.4% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka the median age for those who were employed full-time was 42, while the median age for those employed part-time was 40.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 45.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.2%, Labourers 9.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, the most common responses for industry of employment were Hospitals 12.8%, Medical Services 10.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.7%, Local Government Administration 4.5% and Tertiary Education 3.3%.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka, the personal weekly median income was $601. Family median weekly income was $1,489 and Household median weekly income was $1,337.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Rest of Vic. 75.4% of employed people who were born in Sri Lanka, travelled to work on census day by car, while 3.8% travelled by bus or train.

In Rest of Vic. 73.4% of people who were born in Sri Lanka did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 32.2% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Rest of Vic. of people who were born in Sri Lanka and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Rest of Vic.. They are for families where the reference person was born in Sri Lanka and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Sri Lanka. Of these families, 51.4% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Rest of Vic.. They are for families where the reference person was born in Sri Lanka and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Sri Lanka. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,096 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,302.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Rest of Vic.. They are for families where the reference person was born in Sri Lanka and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Sri Lanka. Of these families, 19.6% of families had both parents working full-time, 19.1% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 13.8% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of Vic.. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Sri Lanka, 79.1% were a separate house, 12.9% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 7.0% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of Vic.. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Sri Lanka, 20.2% had two bedrooms, 44.4% had three bedrooms and 29.8% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of Vic.. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Sri Lanka, 27.5% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 41.3% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,760 and the median weekly rent paid was $205.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Sri Lanka' includes households in Rest of Vic. where at least one person was born in Sri Lanka. Of those households, 76.3% were one family households and 15.4% were lone person households.